Revised Webster's Bible
1 Samuel 17:1-11
1Now thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֤יםfe.lish.TimH6430gatheredtogetherוַיַּאַסְפ֨וּvai.ya.'as.FuH622theirarmiesמַֽחֲנֵיהֶם֙ma.cha.nei.HemH4264tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, and were gatheredtogetherוַיֵּאָ֣סְפ֔וּvai.ye.'A.se.FuH622atShochohשֹׂכֹ֖הso.KhohH7755, which belongeth toJudahלִיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063, andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֛וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583betweenShochohשׂוֹכֹ֥הso.KhohH7755andAzekahעֲזֵקָ֖ה'a.ze.KahH5825, inEphesdammimH658.
2AndSaulוְשָׁא֤וּלve.sha.'UlH7586and themenוְאִֽישׁ־ve.'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478were gatheredtogetherנֶאֶסְפ֔וּne.'es.FuH622, andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583by thevalleyבְּעֵ֣מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofElahהָאֵלָ֑הha.'e.LahH425, and they set thebattleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421inarrayוַיַּעַרְכ֥וּvai.ya.'ar.KhuH6186againstH7125thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.
3And thePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֞יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430stoodעֹמְדִ֤ים'o.me.DimH5975on amountainהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022on the one side, andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478stoodעֹמְדִ֥ים'o.me.DimH5975on amountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022on the other side: and there was avalleyוְהַגַּ֖יְאve.ha.Gay'H1516between them.
4And there wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318achampionאִֽישׁ־ הַבֵּנַ֙יִם֙'ish- ha.be.Na.yimH376H1143from thecampמִמַּחֲנ֣וֹתmi.ma.cha.NotH4264of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,namedשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Goliathגָּלְיָ֥תgal.YatH1555, ofGathמִגַּ֑תmi.GatH1661, whoseheightגָּבְה֕וֹga.ve.HoH1363wassixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520and aspanוָזָֽרֶת׃va.Za.retH2239.
5And he had anhelmetוְכ֤וֹבַעve.Khoa'H3553ofbrassנְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ne.Cho.shetH5178upon hisheadרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218, and he wasarmedלָב֑וּשׁla.VushH3847with acoatוְשִׁרְי֥וֹןve.shir.YonH8302ofmailקַשְׂקַשִּׂ֖יםkas.ka.SimH7193; and theweightוּמִשְׁקַל֙u.mish.KalH4948of thecoatהַשִּׁרְי֔וֹןha.shir.YonH8302wasfiveחֲמֵשֶׁת־cha.me.shet-H2568thousandאֲלָפִ֥ים'a.la.FimH505shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255ofbrassנְחֹֽשֶֽׁת׃ne.Cho.ShetH5178.
7And thestaffוְעֵ֣ץve.chatzH6086H2671of hisspearחֲנִית֗וֹcha.ni.ToH2595was like aweaver’sאֹֽרְגִ֔ים'o.re.GimH707beamכִּמְנוֹר֙kim.nOrH4500; and hisspear’sחֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.ToH2595headוְלַהֶ֣בֶתve.la.He.vetH3852weighedsixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255ofironבַּרְזֶ֑לbar.ZelH1270: and onebearingוְנֹשֵׂ֥אve.no.Se'H5375ashieldהַצִּנָּ֖הha.tzi.NahH6793wentהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.
8And hestoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975andcriedוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121to thearmiesמַעַרְכֹ֣תma.'ar.KhotH4634ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Why have ye comeoutתֵצְא֖וּte.tze.'UH3318to set yourbattleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421inarrayלַעֲרֹ֣ךְla.'a.RokhH6186? am not I aPhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יha.pe.lish.TiH6430, and yeservantsעֲבָדִ֣ים'a.va.DimH5650toSaulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586?chooseבְּרוּ־be.ru-H1262for yourselves amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376for you, and let him comedownוְיֵרֵ֥דve.ye.RedH3381to me.
9If he shall beableיוּכַ֞לyu.KhalH3201tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֤םle.hi.la.ChemH3898with me, and tokillוְהִכָּ֔נִיve.hi.Ka.niH5221me, then will we be yourservantsלַעֲבָדִ֑יםla.'a.va.DimH5650: but if I shallprevailאֽוּכַל־'u.khal-H3201against him, andkillוְהִכִּיתִ֔יוve.hi.ki.TivH5221him, then shall ye be ourservantsלַעֲבָדִ֔יםla.'a.va.DimH5650, andserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֖םva.'a.vad.TemH5647us.
10And thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Idefyחֵרַ֛פְתִּיche.Raf.tiH2778thearmiesמַעַרְכ֥וֹתma.'ar.KhotH4634ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117;giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414me amanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376, that we mayfightוְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֖הve.ni.la.cha.MahH3898togetherיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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